Movers & shakers

Thomas Mirow has been named as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to take over from Jean Lemierre in July. Mirow is currently Germany’s deputy finance minister.

Byron Johnson has been elected chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA). Johnson is a former chairman of the US Council for Responsible Nutrition. Peter Van Doorn, of the European Health Product Manufacturers was elected vice-chairman.

The elections to the Italian national parliament on 13-14 April have led to changes in the Italian delegations to the European Parliament. Fabio Ciani has joined as an Italian MEP in the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group (ALDE). ALDE MEPs Alfonso Andria, Lapo Pistelli and Luciana Sbarbati have left the Parliament. Iva Zanicchi has joined the centre-right European People’s Party-European Democrats group (EPP-ED). EPP-ED members Renato Brunetta and Mario Mantovani have left. Giuseppe Bova and Catiuscia Marini have joined the Party of European Socialists (PES) group. Roberto Fiore has joined the European Parliament as a non-aligned MEP, replacing Alessandra Mussolini, who has left the Parliament. Umberto Bossi and Adriana Poli Bortone, who were members of the Union for a Europe of the Nations group, have left the Parliament.

Catherine Boursier has joined the European Parliament as a French MEP in the Party of European Socialists (PES). She replaces Adeline Hazan, who left following the French municipal elections in March.